William Martin is an American author of historical novels, a native of Boston, MA. Biography William Martin grew up in West Roxbury and Roslindale, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1972 where he majored in English. He worked as an historical research assistant and directed theater in the evening. He went into construction to raise money to move to Hollywood and then studied motion pictures at the University of Southern California. Martin wrote two screenplays in an effort to get into the writing business. Producers and his agent suggested that, to best take advantage of his writing style, Martin should write a novel. Based on the outline of his first novel, Martin obtained a $7,500 publishing deal. The book, Back Bay, was published in 1979 and reached the New York Times bestseller list. William Martin has continued to write historical novels and currently lives in Weston, Massachusetts (near Boston) with his wife, two sons and a daughter. Bibliography Peter Fallon series Back Bay (1979) Harvard Yard (2003), Grand Central Publishing (December 1, 2004), The Lost Constitution (2007), Forge Books (June 2008), City of Dreams (2010), Forge Books (May 11, 2010), The Lincoln Letter (2012), Forge Books, Bound for Gold (2019), Forge Books, Other novels Nerve Endings (1984) The Rising of the Moon (1987) Cape Cod (1991) Annapolis (1996) Citizen Washington (1999) December '41 (2022) Awards 2005 New England Book Award External links Macmillan Books: Author: William Martin williammartinbooks.com "The Lost Constitution" on books.google.com William Martin books at amazon.com Official Facebook fan page of author William Martin 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists Writers from Boston Harvard University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Living people 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people) People from Roslindale People from Weston, Massachusetts People from West Roxbury, Boston